keep faith with someone

keep faith with someone
keep faith with someone
to be loyal to someone. •

I intend to keep faith with my people and all they stand for.

We could not keep faith with them any longer.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • faith — [ feıθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount strong belief in or trust of someone or something: have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in what the government is doing. put your faith in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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